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1. The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet.
4. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
8. A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders.
11. (in golf) The standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course.
12. A lawman concerned with narcotics violations.
13. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
14. European cave-dwelling aquatic salamander with permanent external gills.
15. An unforeseen obstacle.
16. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
17. A fraudulent business scheme.
19. A soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
21. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
24. Sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat.
26. Any of several short-billed Old World rails.
29. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
30. A medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
31. Date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born.
32. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
34. Small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
38. Tropical starchy tuberous root.
42. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
46. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
47. (Irish) The sea personified.
48. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk.
49. A self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement.
50. A doctor's degree in education.
51. Type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill.
52. A person's brother or sister.
53. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
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1. A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme.
2. A fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate.
3. A large fleet.
4. The part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands.
5. The capital and largest city of Yemen.
6. A steep rugged rock or cliff.
7. Hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta.
8. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance.
9. Divulge information or secrets.
10. An informal term for a father.
18. Feeling a need to see others suffer.
20. The 3 goddesses of fate or destiny.
22. Plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery.
23. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
25. A Russian river.
27. A unit of information equal to 1024 bytes.
28. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
35. In bed.
36. One of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes.
37. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
38. A small piece of cloth.
39. A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it.
40. An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan.
41. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
43. A master's degree in business.
44. Counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood.
45. Large brownish-green New Zealand parrot.
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